I don't know if it's the warm tones or the close arrangement, but this one has a strangely intimate feel to it. Like it's a poster for a movie about three tomatoes who are friends... Strange thought!
The two background colors are perfect cooler colors to support for the warmer tomatoe colors while still maintaining a beautiful harmony. I just love it. I won't even mention how cool the brushstrokes are. I'm glad you're back too!
Painting really is one of the greatest challenges of my life, and I love that challenge. I cannot think of a time in my life when some form of art was not part of who I am. Art definitely defines in part whom I have become. I love the process of painting. The decision making along the way seems to be part instinctual and part learned, which allows for an internal dialogue that somehow connects all artists of any discipline.
I use Utrecht paints for no other reason than convenience in proximity. As for brushes, I currently use Utrecht’s watercolor brushes (which may seem odd for oil paints). I find they give a nice flat application of paint. I also like that these brushes are less expensive, compared to high priced oil brushes.
As for the success of any artist, I believe the key is in the doing. For me that means learning as much as I can from artists I admire, while ignoring their advice; thus allowing for my own response.
I have a BFA from the University of Utah, where I studied mainly under John Erickson. I was invited to be an Artist in Residence down in Helper, Utah during the summer of 2004.
Hi folks. If you would like to purchase a painting after it has ended on eBay simply e-mail me at yellowfroggs@yahoo.com. Let me know the painting you would like and I will contact you with final details. Thanks. To bid on one of my current paintings, click here.
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I'm so glad you're back.
I don't know if it's the warm tones or the close arrangement, but this one has a strangely intimate feel to it. Like it's a poster for a movie about three tomatoes who are friends... Strange thought!
The two background colors are perfect cooler colors to support for the warmer tomatoe colors while still maintaining a beautiful harmony. I just love it. I won't even mention how cool the brushstrokes are.
I'm glad you're back too!
Hi Aaron,
I love how your paintings make
people think of stories. Your titles
add to the drama.
This painting is far from basic -- just superb.
Barbara
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